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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I was intrigued by a discussion post in the “Cincinnati Social Media” Linked In group. The question asked, “What are your top resolutions for your professional social media efforts?”  Seriously, my first thought was&#8230;. Well never mind.  But then I started thinking about the power of social media in the enterprise and how social [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=458&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Godin&#8230; every now and then someone picks up a thought that gets your mind moving, almost like a strong jolt of coffee at 5am&#8230; on your Sunday morning off. Seth brought up a scenario in his blog post &#8220;Ted Think&#8221; that got my mind racing.  The concept is to mentally challenge yourself to anticipate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=361&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weak signals of change: are you listening?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn Grubb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some years ago I had the unpleasant experience of being sold as part of an outsourcing.  While it was a pretty bad experience (I was working in Germany at the time), what I saw fundamentally changed my approach to my career and brought to life my predisposition for trying to “anticipate the future.” Central to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloomport.com&amp;blog=9363863&amp;post=331&amp;subd=bloomportu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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